Facebook users are reporting a bizarre bug that—like the video Year In Review or the persistent On This Day feature—dredges up digital memories. The only problem is that it’s doing so without their knowledge or permission. This glitch comes just weeks after another embarrassing moment for the social networking giant, after it declared thousands of its users dead; including its CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Facebook already dredges up the digital memories of your past through its ‘On This Day’ and ‘Year In Review’ features, but those only show up on your timeline if you share them. The new glitch is posting old statuses without any permission or prior notification for some users. Many Facebook users took to Twitter reporting the glitch.
One of the Facebook users wrote in a Facebook Help community post “This morning at 6 [o’clock], four photos which I’d posted to my timeline back in September reappeared fresh on my timeline, complete with location and friend tags”
The same user also added, “I did not do this, I’ ve changed my password to be sure, but can someone please help me understand how this happened without my consent or knowledge?”
According to Mashable, the cause of the issue is still unknown, the time has people wondering that the glitch might be related to the new version of Facebook’s app for iOS, which was introduced on Thursday, or it might be because of the recent Year in Review feature. According to PCMag, one of the Facebook’s spokesperson told them “We are aware of this and are investigating”.
Facebook already dredges up the digital memories of your past through its ‘On This Day’ and ‘Year In Review’ features, but those only show up on your timeline if you share them. The new glitch is posting old statuses without any permission or prior notification for some users. Many Facebook users took to Twitter reporting the glitch.
One of the Facebook users wrote in a Facebook Help community post “This morning at 6 [o’clock], four photos which I’d posted to my timeline back in September reappeared fresh on my timeline, complete with location and friend tags”
The same user also added, “I did not do this, I’ ve changed my password to be sure, but can someone please help me understand how this happened without my consent or knowledge?”
According to Mashable, the cause of the issue is still unknown, the time has people wondering that the glitch might be related to the new version of Facebook’s app for iOS, which was introduced on Thursday, or it might be because of the recent Year in Review feature. According to PCMag, one of the Facebook’s spokesperson told them “We are aware of this and are investigating”.
On Twitter, users were similarly confused.
Deactivated my Facebook because it decided to repost about 30 old posts without my permission. Staying away until I know it's safe #dramatic— Sarah ♡ (@Username_Sarah) December 9, 2016
Facebook is running amok and posting old photos to my timeline as if they were just taken. Some sort of... https://t.co/NxLbTncOgq— AF Grant (@AFGrant) December 9, 2016
@facebook I updated the iOS app last night and it has since reposted dozens of old posts like they were new ones all by itself.— Mike (@nauernotmauer) December 9, 2016
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Facebook’s Glitch Will Repost Your Old Photos Without Permission
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